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Thursday1 Oct 2026

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Sarah Peluse named recipient of 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award

Stanford University mathematician Sarah Peluse has been announced as the winner of the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award. The prize was instituted in 2005 by SASTRA (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy). It...

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Neeru Dhanda becomes first Indian to win individual Asian Games gold in women's trap

Shooter Neeru Dhanda has created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch an individual gold medal in the women's trap event at the Asian Games. She achieved the feat at the 2026 Asian Games being held in Nagoya, J...

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Vithya Ramraj breaks P. T. Usha's 42-year-old national record in women's 400m hurdles

Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj has set a new national record in the women's 400m hurdles, clocking 54.75 seconds. She erased the long-standing mark of 55.42 seconds that P. T. Usha had set in 1984, a record that had stood...

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